e-Power Technology

ABB Propulsion System to Power Innovative New Vessels 

Created nearly 30 years ago but continually refined with new models and iterations, ABB’s Azipod propulsion systems have recently been ordered to power two entirely different types of innovative vessels. One is a technically advanced jack-up vessel for installing offshore wind farms, the other for Ritz-Carlton’s new line of luxury mega-yachts.  […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

A Lifting Magnet’s Neo Is Almost Immortal, Notes WalMag, but Safety Inspections of the Product Should Be Done Regularly 

High-quality neodymium in the magnetic core of an industrial lifting magnet is almost immortal, notes Walmag of Czech Republic, a long-time producer of lifting magnets and chucks – but safety inspections of the full product […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

iNRCORE Acquires Vanguard Electronics  

inrcore, a family of brands supplying high reliability magnetics and other components, has acquired Vanguard Electronics, a manufacturer of both catalogue and custom high reliability magnetics such as inductors and transformers for demanding applications in the defense, aerospace, space and medical industries. Price of the transaction was not disclosed, but Vanguard will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of iNRCORE. Vanguard will retain its headquarters in Huntington Beach, California, with an additional manufacturing facility located in Mexicali, Mexico. […]